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From the homepage:

"In Tales of Tamar you are in a world far away from our civilization. It is a time similar to our medieval. In this world there are humans, elves, dwarves, orcs, dragons and many other races. There is magic, druids, clerics and dungeons. You can fight, trade, research, build cities, set taxes high or low, make peace contracts or participate in tournaments. Your task is to administer a complete realm and defend against other real human players. Become the emperor of whole Tamar!"

This is a play by email game. Payment is required for regular playing. Testers of the Linux version seem to be able to register for free.

License: commercial (depends)

Tanea's World is a 2D platformer with an innovative gameplay: you can move the game platforms for your advantage. Your mission : save the kingdom from an evil sorcerer.

• Go through 25 levels and 6 different environments.
• Dodge the sorcerer's flying machines and puppets.
• Use the integrated level editor to create levels yourself, and spread them over Internet.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

• An x86 computer with Pentium II 750 Mhz processor or faster
• Linux (Ubuntu advised) or Windows (98,2000,NT,XP,Vista)
• A graphic card with OpenGL support
• 30 MB free on the hard drive

Tank Command is a fast paced 2D arcade game in which the player must destroy all of the enemy units. A balance between careful strategy and shoot-em-up action, this game is a fun and exciting way to pass some spare time.

License: free

Additional System Requirements:

Tanky is a tank shooting game with old-school graphics (lines and flying pixels in 16 colors). It can be played by 2-3 players on one keyboard. The main goal is to shoot your opponents down. You have one tank, five shots, and a shield which can take five points of damage. Every time, there are different bonuses flashing around. Collect them and gain faster weapons, more shots, recharge your shield, etc. The best-scored player wins.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: Allegro 4.x to compile. No requirements for binary package.

Tappytux is an educational games suite for children, originally started as a typing tutor.

It was designed to be fun and addictive, yet still as low on resources a possible, specifically with the aim of use in thin-client school labs.

The current version has sound and good gameplay. Some features are not complete yet, but there is more than enough to try it out with.

License: free

Additional System Requirements: GTK+ 2
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